EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — State police report over 500 DUI arrests were made during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
Pennsylvania State Police released the results of its annual Thanksgiving holiday weekend crash and enforcement totals.
From November 27 to December 1, PSP investigated 1,075 crashes, resulting in seven deaths. Impaired driving was a factor in 64 of those crashes, one of which was fatal.
Seven charged during DUI checkpoint
Troopers arrested 552 individuals for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and issued the following citations:
7,770 for speeding.
1,020 for failing to wear a seat belt.
124 for not securing children in safety seats.
Below you can find a table comparing last year’s PSP Thanksgiving weekend enforcement to this year:
Table 1: Thanksgiving Weekend Crash Data
YearTotal CrashesFatal CrashesPeople KilledPeople InjuredDUI CrashesDUI-Related Fatal Crashes2024 (5 days)1,075771946412023 (5 days)97944197730PSP
Table 2: Thanksgiving Weekend Enforcement Data
YearDUI ArrestsSpeeding CitationsChild Seat CitationsSeat Belt CitationsOther Citations2024 (5 days)5527,7701241,02021,1612023 (5 days)54210,5901331,18718,870PSP
More information on 2024 Thanksgiving enforcement, broken down by troop, is available at the Pennsylvania State Police site.
